MPEC 2001-L23: 2001 KD68

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                                   2001 KD68

Observations:
     K01K68D* C2001 05 31.26485 15 25 01.50 -19 17 36.7          20.7        644
     K01K68D  C2001 05 31.27574 15 25 03.84 -19 17 36.4          20.8        644
     K01K68D  C2001 05 31.28662 15 25 06.23 -19 17 36.6          20.4        644
     K01K68D  C2001 06 01.27598 15 28 58.08 -19 17 23.2                      290
     K01K68D  C2001 06 01.27720 15 28 58.31 -19 17 23.3                      290
     K01K68D  C2001 06 01.27838 15 28 58.58 -19 17 23.1          19.7 R      290
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 01.69503 15 30 34.23 -19 16 18.0          19.4 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 01.69663 15 30 34.59 -19 16 17.6          19.3 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 01.69821 15 30 34.94 -19 16 17.3          19.4 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 02.63462 15 34 15.66 -19 15 55.5          19.5 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 02.63622 15 34 15.96 -19 15 55.2          19.3 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 02.63782 15 34 16.29 -19 15 55.4          19.2 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 03.56956 15 37 56.05 -19 15 23.4          19.1 R      413
     K01K68D 1C2001 06 03.57082 15 37 56.33 -19 15 24.1          18.9 R      413

Observer details:
290 Mt. Graham.  Observers C. W. Hergenrother, T. B. Spahr.  1.8-m f/1 VATT
    Lennon telescope + CCD.
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 KD68
Epoch 2001 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2452060.5                  Spahr
M   1.93674              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26842885     Peri.  350.55500     -0.49268339     +0.86956548
a   2.3800345      Node   249.92146     -0.79605800     -0.46589564
e   0.5052854      Incl.    2.04103     -0.35150353     -0.16369826
P   3.67           H   22.4           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2001 May 31-June 3.

Ephemeris:
2001 KD68                a,e,i = 2.38, 0.51, 2                   q = 1.1774
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 05 31    15 23.98   -19 17.0    0.172    1.180   163.9    13.8    19.7
2001 06 10    16 02.66   -19 08.3    0.185    1.193   163.2    14.3    19.9
2001 06 20    16 37.89   -18 50.6    0.209    1.216   161.6    15.3    20.3
2001 06 30    17 07.92   -18 35.1    0.245    1.248   158.9    17.0    20.7
2001 07 10    17 33.12   -18 27.2    0.293    1.289   155.3    19.2    21.3
2001 07 20    17 54.63   -18 26.3    0.353    1.335   151.0    21.7    21.8
2001 07 30    18 13.87   -18 29.5    0.424    1.388   146.1    24.1    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-L23

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